10. Breeze Airways Has Quietly Dropped 9 Routes but on Its Fifth Birthday It Is Adding Even More

Five years after its first passenger flight departed in May 2021, Breeze Airways is undergoing its most significant network restructuring to date, withdrawing from nine routes.

9. Airbus Cannot Meet the US Government's Security Deadline for A220 Cockpit Barriers and JetBlue Is Now Asking for Another Year

JetBlue Airways has formally petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration for a 12-month exemption from a federal mandate requiring anti-terror secondary cockpit barriers to be installed on its fleet of Airbus A220 aircraft.

8. Saudi Arabia's New Airline Just Applied to Fly to America

Riyadh Air, Saudi Arabia's second flag carrier and one of the most closely watched aviation startups in recent memory, filed a formal application with the United States Department of Transportation on May 5, 2026, seeking a foreign air carrier permit and exemption authority to operate scheduled and charter services between the Kingdom and the United States.

7. Emirates Has Rebuilt Nearly Its Entire Global Network After the Most Severe Aviation Disruption in Gulf History

Emirates has announced one of the most significant operational milestones in its 41-year history, the near-complete restoration of its global route network following a period of disruption triggered by the US-Israel war on Iran.

6. AGC Chemicals: The Fluoropolymer Materials Keeping Aircraft Safe at 35,000 Feet

AGC Chemicals is quietly powering modern aviation, from the wire insulation running through an aircraft's airframe to the seals protecting critical hydraulic systems. Learn how their industry-leading products are making aircraft safer, more durable, and more reliable at every altitude.

5. A United Airlines 767 Flying From Venice Hit a Bakery Truck and a Light Pole on the New Jersey Turnpike Before Landing at Newark

One of the most extraordinary and alarming aviation incidents in recent American history unfolded when a United Airlines Boeing 767-400ER on final approach to Newark Liberty International Airport flew so low over the New Jersey Turnpike that its landing gear and underside made physical contact with a highway light pole and the cab of a bakery delivery truck travelling below.

4. Emirates Has Painted the UAE Flag Across an Entire A380 and It Has Already Flown to New York and Brisbane

Emirates has unveiled one of the most visually striking special liveries in its 41-year history, a bold, full-fuselage rendering of the UAE national flag across one of its iconic Airbus A380 superjumbos.

3. A British Airways 787 Worth $355 Million Was Stabbed by Its Own Engineering Steps at Heathrow While Passengers Watched From Buses

A British Airways Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner has been grounded at London Heathrow Airport following a ground handling incident that is as costly as it is avoidable, an engineering mishap driven by one of the most fundamental properties of a fully loaded commercial aircraft.

2. An FAA Mechanical Engineer Used His Government Computer to Research How to Kill the President

A Federal Aviation Administration mechanical engineer from Nashua, New Hampshire, has been arrested and charged with threatening to kill President Donald Trump after using his government-issued work computer to conduct a series of alarming internet searches.

1. A Small Plane Struck a Residential Building in Belo Horizonte After Its Pilot Reported Trouble

A single-engine aircraft crashed into the side of a residential building in the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte on Monday afternoon, May 4, 2026, killing the pilot and co-pilot and leaving three passengers in critical condition in the hospital.